sistine chapel painting history

It reminds me of seeing this sketch Michelangelo made of himself painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling when I was studying art history in school. Progress down the hall. I began by working my way down the hall on Saturday.


View of the Sistine Chapel


Sistine Chapel


Sistine Chapel paintings


Sistine Chapel Paintings


Photo by: Michelangelo


History of the Sistine Chapel

... of painting, Michelangelo also created two of the most influential works in fresco in the history of Western art: the scenes from Genesis on the ceiling and The Last Judgment on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
Michelangelo Painter and the Sistine Chapel | Painting

Sistine Chapel – painted by a sculptor. In the summer of 2008 I've spent couple of weeks in Italy, visiting Venice, Florence and Rome.There are no many other places in the world with higher concentration of history and art.
sistine chapel painting history